 |
Best Practices |
 |
Effective, well-researched treatments exist for most
mental disorders, yet the majority of people who have severe mental
illness go untreated. Like adults, children and adolescents can have
mental health disorders that interfere with the way they think,
feel, and act. Mental health influences the ways individuals look at
themselves, their lives, and others in their lives. Like physical
health, mental health is important at every stage of life.
At House of New Hope, over 35% of the children
referred for foster care suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder,
including Depression, Post-Traumatic stress Disorder, Conduct
Disorder, Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, and much more.
In order to better meet the mental health needs of
these vulnerable children, House of New Hope is providing an
alternative to the long waiting lists associated with the community
mental health centers by providing:
Individual, Group and Family
Counseling |
|
Intensive Community Supportive
Psychiatric Services |
|
Diagnostic Assessments |
 |
|
 |
| |
Children At-Risk
Children are at greater risk of
developing mental health problems when certain
factors occur in their lives. Factors include
physical abuse, emotional abuse or neglect, sexual
abuse or incest, harmful stress, discrimination,
poverty, loss of a loved one or abandonment,
frequent relocation, alcohol and other drug use,
trauma, and exposure to violence. |
|
 |
|
 |
|
|
 |
|
 |
| |
Culturally
Competent
Our services are sensitive and
responsive to cultural differences. Professional
staff are aware of the impact of culture and possess
skills to help provide services that respond
appropriately to a child's unique cultural
differences, including race and ethnicity, national
origin, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation,
or physical disability. They also adapt their skills
to fit a family's values and customs. |
|
 |
|
 |
|
|
|
|
